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Constitution Amendment (No 12) Act 1986

COOK ISLANDS

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (NO. 12) ACT 1986

ANALYSIS

Title
1. Short Title
2. Justices of the Peace
3. First Schedule

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1986, No. 19

An Act to amend the Constitution

(11 December 1986

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Cook Islands in Session assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. Short Title - This Act may be cited as the Constitution Amendment (No. 12) Act 1986 and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Constitution of the Cook Islands as set out in the Second Schedule to the Cook Islands Constitution Amendment Act 1965 of the Parliament of New Zealand as amended by Acts of the Legislative Assembly and Parliament of the Cook Islands (herein referred to as "the Constitution").

2. Justices of the Peace - Article 62 of the Constitution (as inserted by Section 7 of the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980-81 and amended by Constitution Amendment (No. 10) Act 1981-82) is amended by repealing subclause (2).

3. First Schedule - The First Schedule of the Constitution (as inserted by Section 16 of the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980-81 and amended by Section 8 of the Constitution Amendment (No. 11) Act 1982) is amended by repealing Part II and substituting therefore the following Part:

"PART II

CONSTITUENCIES COMPRISING THE ISLANDS OF RAROTONGA AND PALMERSTON

NIKAO-PANAMA CONSTITUENCY

All that area in the Avarua Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga comprising the Tapere of Pokoinu, Nikao, Puapuautu, Areanu, and Kaikaveka, as delineated on plan S.O. 1002D deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Rarotonga.

AVATIU-RUATONGA CONSTITUENCY

All that area in the Avarua Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga comprising the Tapere of Atupa, Avatiu and Ruatonga, as delineated on plan S.O. 1002C, together with the Island of Palmerston.

TAKUVAINE-TUTAKIMOA CONSTITUENCY

All that area in the Avarua Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga, comprising the Tapere of Tutakimoa, Tauae, and Takuvaine, as delineated on plan S.O. 1002.

TUPAPA-MARAERENGA CONSTITUENCY

All that area comprising the Matavera Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga, as delineated on the said plan S.O. 1002.

NGATANGIIA CONSTITUENCY

All that area comprising the Ngatangiia Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga, as delineated on the said plan S.O. 1002.

TITIKAVEKA CONSTITUENCY

All that area comprising the Takitumu Survey District in the island of Rarotonga, as delineated on the said plan S.O. 1002.

MURIENUA CONSTITUENCY

All that area in the Arorangi Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga comprising the Tapere of Akaoa, Vaiakura, Kavera, Aroa, and Rutaki, as delineated on the said plan S.O. 1002.

RUAAU CONSTITUENCY

All that area in the Arorangi Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga comprising the Tapere of Pokoinu-i-Raro, Tokerau, Inave, and Arerenga, as delineated on the said plan S.O. 1002"

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